{"id":1966805,"date":"2026-06-01T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-05-31T21:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=1966805"},"modified":"2026-06-01T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"2026-05-31T21:00:00","slug":"pacific-surf-takes-center-stage-in-craig-hubbards-dreamy-photos","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=1966805","title":{"rendered":"Pacific Surf Takes Center Stage in Craig Hubbard\u2019s Dreamy Photos"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"entry-content prose-colossal max-w-none\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull is-style-default entry-header is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-6c531013 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"colo-post-featured-image wp-block-post-featured-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2000\" height=\"2499\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/hubbard-1.jpg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt style=\"object-fit:cover\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">All images \u00a9 Craig Hubbard, shared with permission<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<div class=\"wp-block-group post-title is-vertical is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-0bc941e6 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<h1 class=\"alignfull wp-block-post-title\">Pacific Surf Takes Center Stage in Craig Hubbard\u2019s Dreamy Photos<\/h1>\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull post-meta is-layout-flex wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-date\"><time datetime=\"2026-06-01T13:00:00-05:00\">June 1, 2026<\/time><\/div>\n<div class=\"taxonomy-category wp-block-post-terms\"><a class=\"category-nature\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/category\/nature\/\" rel=\"tag\">Nature<\/a><a class=\"category-photography\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/category\/photography\/\" rel=\"tag\">Photography<\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-author-name\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/author\/kmothes\/\" target=\"_self\" class=\"wp-block-post-author-name__link\">Kate Mothes<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull post-share-group is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-6c531013 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<ul class=\"wp-block-outermost-social-sharing has-visible-labels has-icon-color is-style-logos-only is-layout-flex wp-block-outermost-social-sharing-is-layout-flex\">\n<li style=\"color: #1c1e0d\" class=\"outermost-social-sharing-link outermost-social-sharing-link-facebook has-crow-color wp-block-outermost-social-sharing-link\">\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.thisiscolossal.com%2F2026%2F06%2Fcraig-hubbard-surf-ocean-waves-photos%2F&amp;title=Pacific%20Surf%20Takes%20Center%20Stage%20in%20Craig%20Hubbard%27s%20Dreamy%20Photos\" aria-label=\"Share\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"wp-block-outermost-social-sharing-link-anchor\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"wp-block-outermost-social-sharing-link-label \"><br \/>\n\t\t\tShare\t\t<\/span><br \/>\n\t<\/a>\n<\/li>\n<li style=\"color: #1c1e0d\" class=\"outermost-social-sharing-link outermost-social-sharing-link-mail has-crow-color wp-block-outermost-social-sharing-link\">\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/cdn-cgi\/l\/email-protection#645b1711060e010710593405070d020d074156543711160241565430050f011741565427010a10011641565437100503014156540d0a4156542716050d034156542c1106060516004156531741565420160105091d415654340c0b100b17420509145f060b001d593405070d020d074156543711160241565430050f011741565427010a10011641565437100503014156540d0a4156542716050d034156542c1106060516004156531741565420160105091d415654340c0b100b17415654412156415c54415d504156540c101014174157254156224156221313134a100c0d170d17070b080b171705084a070b094156225654565241562254524156220716050d03490c1106060516004917111602490b0701050a49130512011749140c0b100b17415622\" aria-label=\"Email\" class=\"wp-block-outermost-social-sharing-link-anchor\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"wp-block-outermost-social-sharing-link-label \"><br \/>\n\t\t\tEmail\t\t<\/span><br \/>\n\t<\/a>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><button class=\"simplefavorite-button preset\" data-postid=\"474561\" data-siteid=\"1\" data-groupid=\"1\" data-favoritecount=\"0\"><i class=\"sf-icon-bookmark\"><\/i>Bookmark<\/button>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>When <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shotswithcraig.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Craig Hubbard<\/a> moved from Brooklyn to Venice Beach in 2013, he had an established creative career as an animator and comic book colorist, but it had been a long time since he had picked up a camera. The golden hour hues of the West Coast\u2019s legendary sunsets reacquainted him with lens-based work, and he began documenting the areas he frequented in his spare time. \u201cAs an avid surfer and former skater,\u00a0I gravitate toward skateparks and water,\u201d he tells Colossal. And with the ocean, of course, come the waves.<\/p>\n<p>Venice Beach is a funky, coastal Los Angeles neighborhood that has retained its laid-back, surf-loving vibe despite new developments. Surfers await swells in areas like the Breakwater and the Venice Beach Pier, and Hubbard heads out with his own board and his camera. \u201cDusk, dawn, and fog banks activate my senses,\u201d he says. Tapping into his enthusiasm for graphic design, he focuses on bold outlines and forms, high contrast, and the energy of directionality and motion. \u201cNature ultimately does the heavy lifting, though,\u201d he adds.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/hubbard-7-960x960.jpg\" class=\"swipebox\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-474561\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"960\" height=\"960\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/hubbard-7-960x960.jpg\" alt class=\"wp-image-474568\"><\/a><\/figure>\n<p>Hubbard\u2019s photos are ethereal and cinematic, with surfers and wave crests illuminated by the early morning sun or backdropped by the marine layer. Sometimes the intense spray, curl, shoulder, or lip become the sole subjects of the portraits. \u201cThe water is the muse and artist,\u201d Hubbard recently told an interviewer. \u201cI\u2019m just a biased translator and documentarian. Lastly, my ego relaxes in the ocean; the need to peacock recedes. This is where my best work comes from\u2014or favorite, I should say.\u201d <\/p>\n<p>Follow Hubbard\u2019s work on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/shotswithcraig\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Instagram<\/a> and see some of his videos on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/@Shotswithcraig\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">YouTube<\/a>.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/hubbard-6-960x984.jpg\" class=\"swipebox\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-474561\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"960\" height=\"984\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/hubbard-6-960x984.jpg\" alt class=\"wp-image-474567\"><\/a><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/hubbard-3-960x1179.jpg\" class=\"swipebox\" 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